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Dan W. Tait

Negative of Dan W. Tait. Tait was a veteran automobile dealer and a member of one of Decatur's oldest families. He was also active in Masonic affairs. He was married to Margaret Wallace. The photo was taken by Vandeventer Studios, and ran in the…

Automobile Travelling Past the Ottenheimer & Co. Store

Photograph of unknown people in an automobile travelling past the Ottenheimer & Co. store at 257 N. Water St. on March 24, 1907.

J.C. Rainey in his Automobile East of the Spangler Bridge

Photograph of J.C. Rainey sitting in his automobile east of Spangler Bridge on march 28, 1909. Rainey was the brother-in-law of James K. Stafford, and at one time, lived at the Velwyn Sanitarium.

William Landis and a Rambler

Photograph of William Landis in a Rambler.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.

Early Model Automobile

Photograph of an early model automobile in front of a house.

3 Cars in Front of the St. Nicholas Hotel

Photograph of 3 cars full of people sitting in front of the St. Nicholas Hotel in Decatur, IL.

Decatur After a Sleet Storm in 1912

Photograph of a street in Decatur after a sleet storm on March 20, 1912. There is an automobile on the right of the photo.

1904 Ramblers

Photograph of Ramblers along N. Water St. in front of storefronts like the Macon County Title and Loan and Johnson and Landis Bicycles in 1904.

Major Thomas Williamson in an Automobile With His Family

Photograph of Major Thomas Williamson with his family in an automobile in front of the Wallender-Wilder-Mattes Co. Printers office in Decatur, IL. Williamson was involved with the Salvation Army in Decatur from 1906-1914.